Southwest Airlines: Travel App

Southwest Airlines: Travel App

Booking flights, hotels & cars

7.2M ratings
3838 reviews
#14 in free Travel
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 18, 2009
  • August 24, 2026

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Easily book flights, hotels, and rental cars for your next trip. Manage your bookings, access mobile boarding passes, and enjoy inflight entertainment. Earn and redeem loyalty points for seamless travel planning.

Book flights, hotels, and cars
Manage trip details and bookings
Access mobile boarding passes
Book vacation packages
Access inflight entertainment
Earn and redeem loyalty points
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What users say

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What's New in Southwest Airlines

13.19.0

August 24, 2026

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

Charts

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📉 14-1

Travel

This app dropped -1 position in Travel chart.

Last updated on August 29, 2026.

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User reviews

Account creation

App is terrible! The process to create an account is awful and took me way longer than it needed to be and made me create 20 different passwords because each one wasn’t good enough i guess? Never had that much trouble with creating an account before in my life!

Very Convenient

I enjoy the points and how convenient everything is. The app is easy to navigate.

Horrible since the new changes

Was a loyal SW customer with over 25 flights per year. All other airlines have better CC perks. Even Frontier much better than SW. even their check-in, select seat policy is idiotic.

Easy Peasy

I always fly Southwest’ I have never had a problem.

Awful airline

Not only did they delay my flight, made me miss my connecting, basically told me I was SOL to find a way home, I arrived at 12pm, I had to wait until 11pm in the Oakland airport and was given a lousy 15$ meal voucher. Made me cry for an hour in the airport bathroom, tried to be on standby for a different flight home, there was an empty seat but their system wouldn’t let me in the plane for whatever reason. THEY GAVE MY SEAT AWAY IN FIRST CLASS AND NOW I GOTTA SIT IN THR BACK OF THE PLANE. NEVER flying southwest again. AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL EXPERIENCE
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Issues with retrieving boarding passes

Bug

Problems with booking and changing flights

Bug

Inconsistencies between app and website

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Allow multiple boarding passes on one device

Feature

Improve mobile boarding pass functionality

Feature

Provide better communication during delays

Feature

Offer more flexible change/cancellation policies

Feature

Enhance app to match website booking capabilities

Feature

FAQ

What can I do with the Southwest Airlines app?

The app allows you to easily book flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages. You can also check in, change, or cancel flights, manage your trips, and access mobile boarding passes.

How do I earn and use Rapid Rewards points?

You can earn Rapid Rewards points on qualifying Southwest purchases, flights, hotel bookings, and vacations by signing up for the program. These points can then be redeemed for flights, hotel bookings, or vacations.

Is the app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use. While booking flights, hotels, and packages incurs costs, the app provides a platform for these transactions and does not have a separate usage fee.

What kind of travel can I book through the app?

You can book flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and complete vacation packages through the app. It also offers features for managing existing bookings and planning spontaneous trips.

Can I access inflight entertainment through the app?

Yes, the app provides access to the Inflight Entertainment Portal, where you can watch free live TV, on-demand TV episodes, and free movies on WiFi-enabled designated aircraft.